15 die, 53 injured in accidents in Ogun

A total of 21 separate accidents that occurred on roads in Ogun State within a space of nine days have claimed the lives of 15 people ( seven males and eight females) and left 53 others with various degrees of injury.

The accidents which occurred between June 11 and June 20 this year, involved six private cars, three private bus, four commercial buses, seven commercial cars, two motorcycles, two medium trucks, four heavy trucks and three other vehicles.
The Nation learnt that most of accidents occurred prior to, during and shortly after the last EID-IL-FITRI festive period.
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Data made available to reporters by Ajayi Michael, Director, Traffic Planning, Research and Statistics, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), revealed that 45.73% of the road traffic crashes that happened during that period were caused by “excessive speeding, 22.84% by dangerous driving, 9.80% by bad tyres, 2.45% by driving against traffic and 19.18% by other causes.”
According to Ajayi, 77 vehicles and 15 motorcycles were apprehended for contravening a total of 195 traffic offences
The TRACE’s Director of Traffic Planning, Research and Statistics, reiterated the Corps’ “resolve to vigorously and relentlessly reduce deaths and injuries on all roads in Ogun State in the year 2018.”
He also warned that no traffic offender shall go unpunished even as he lauded the unflinching support of the Traffic Whistle Blowers throughout the State for their ever prompt information whenever there is any crash on roads in the state.

By: Ernest Nwokolo,

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